The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-23
RAILWAY NEWS AND NOTES
A Number of the New England Lines
Ask Suspension of the Fourth Section.
Stockholders Compelled to Pay Fare-Re-
newal of the Ticket Boycott Against the
Burlington and the Missouri Pacific.

neWal OF the Ticket BOYCOTT Against Tie
Burlington and the Missouri Pacific.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Bafore the Inter-
state-commerce Commission, this morning,
Charles P. Clark. president of the New York &
New Haven roalroad presented petition in
behalf of certain roads in southern New Eng
land asking for suspension of the fourth section
of the law on account of water competition at a
great number of points. He addressed the
commission briefly in support of his petition,
assuming that. inasmuch as the section had been
suspended for certain portions of the country,
the same concession should be made for the lines
he represented. He avowed himself believer
in the bill, but did not think Congress meant to
bring ruin to any of the business interests of the
country. The petitioning railroads are the New
York & New Haven. the New York & New Eng
land, the New York City & Northern, the Housa-
tonic, the Naugatuck, the New Haven & North
Hartford & Connecticut Western. the New Lon
don & Northern, the Boston & Providence, the
Providence &, Westchester and the Old Colony.
Several attorneys for the transcontinental
transportation interests addressed the commits
terday. Mr. Tweed, for the Southern Pacific.
directed his remarks to the protests of the East
ern sugar men and of Sutton d Co., of the Cape
Horn clipper lines. These protests he said, were
based upon the assumption that the law was
passed to prevent low rates and maintain high
ones He contended that this was not the pur
pose of the law The roads must have free
foot, in order to protect themselves. Were it
possible for the commission to fix a rate below
which the roads should not go, the
steamships would then give rates a
few cents under, and thus the action of
the commission would 60 for naught He
maintained that the action of the commission
should be predicated neither upon the personal
wishes of petitioners nor the conditions of GER
tain markets, but upon broader and more general
principles applicable to all sections. The COM
mission devoted the afternoon session to confer
ence, with closed doors.
Will Not Join the Panhandle Boycott.
The following correspondence between Vice
commissioner George FL. Daniels. of the Central
Traffic Association and H. NJ. Bronson, general
passenger agent of the l., B. e. W.. passed over
the wires yesterday:
CHICAGO, April %.
ITO H. M Bronson. G. T. A., indianapolis:
Mr.. Ford wires me this moment that he has
instructions to take joint action with other lines
in the Central Traffic Association, and in accord
ance with such instructions, he will, jointly
with other lines In our association. withdraw
from sale the tickets reading c.. B. & O..
Missouri Pacific and other roads, unless formal
acceptance of conditions regarding the inter
change of business named in circular letter "a
is received within the next twentyfour hours
Will you join in the proposed action on a tele-
gram from me giving particularss have asked
the same question of other members of our asso-
ton. 1t is of the utmost Importance that joint
action be taken, and several lines have sug-
gested this. trust, Their efore. you will agree to
this plan. GEORGE FL. DANIELS
'INDlANApoLIs, April o.
''Georre Fl. Daniels, vice-charman, Chicago:
THE gall of Fords proposition to US excites
my most profound admiration, in view Of the
fact that c., B. g. O., and other roads
are good friends of ours, give US a
good business, have not boycotted US or
ever exhibited any disposition to do so; while
the Panhandle is bitter and relentless enemy
never has or will give US business of any amount,
and at the present time is boycotting COM
petely without any good reason 1t would be
more consistent to ask us to join the c., b. & q.
and other lines against the Panhandle
III. N. BRONSON, q. L. A"
The Ohio Law Relating to Fatal Accidents.
COLUMBUS. o., April 22.-The Railroad Com
missioner of Ohio has issued the following sup
Elementary circular:
This office is in receipt Of a large number of
letters requesting interpretations of Section PSI
of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, to which atten-
ton was called by circular letter of April II
In reply to all such, desire to say that the in.
tention of all law is to be operative. and that
superintendents Of railroads or other of.
fcers in charge must promptly notify by
telegraph, the commissioner of all accidents
happening on such railroad or part of railroad
in this State, resulting in loss of life to any
person persons All accidents is term SC
broad that it rlust be held to cover all accidents
occurring upon railway property whereby human
lives are lost, irrespective of their respective
causes, and also includes all accidents to persons
employed by the railway company. Hereafter,
reports must be made at once by telegraph,
giving. if possible, the names and residences
of persons killed. Weekly reports bv mail
will not suffice Where it is found that telegraph
reports first made did not contain correct name
residence of person killed, subsequent reports
of all information in the possession of superin-
tendents or managers must be forwarded by mail
as early as possible. The State furnishes no
blanks upon which to make reports, but the in
formation contemplated the law should give
name. residence, number of train, names OF
conductor and engineer, locality at which the &C
cident occurred and cause of the accident, and
also state IL the person was an employee or not.
Must Pay Fare on Your Own Railroad.
CLEVELAND, April 22.-One of the effects o.
the interstate-commerce law is Lake Shore
order. recently promulgated, directing conduct
ors not to honor Lake Shore certificates of stool
for passage on annual election day, May 4
From time imnemorial Lake Shore stockholder
have enjoyed the especial privilege of traveline
free upon that day, and from $50 to 200 of them
have usually taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity. The interstate law, interpreted
however. is no respecter of stockholders. ani
this year. at least, they must forego their &C
customed free transportation. The order ap
plies both to stockholders coming from othe
States and to those OF Ohio also.
A Belt Line for Chicago.
SPRINGFIELD, April 22.-Ths Secretary O
State has licensed the Chicago Terminal Rail
way and Transit Companies stock. $12,
600, 00o-to construct a railroad from differen
points in Chicago to points on lines in Cool
county north, northwest, west and southwest